Table 1.
Table 1 Characteristics of Patients in the Installation Practices
| Patient Characteristics, N (%) | Eligible N = 3,054 |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 53.7 (7.9) |
| Median | 52.7 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,395 (78%) |
| Hispanic | 143 (5%) |
| African American | 211 (7%) |
| Asian | 170 (6%) |
| Other /unknown | 135 (4%) |
| Primary language spoken, English | 2,820 (92%) |
| Insurance status | |
| Commercial health insurance | 2,057 (67%) |
| Government insurance | 748 (24%) |
| Medicare | 393 (13%) |
| With secondary Medicaid | 155 (5%) |
| Medicaid | 355 (12%) |
| No insurance, self-pay | 249 (8%) |
| Months since last practice visit, mean (SD) | 9.4 (8.1) |
| Number of practice visits in past 3 years, mean (SD) | 6.2 (6.1) |
| Patient-physician linkage status | |
| MD-linked | 1,689 (55%) |
| Practice-linked | 1,365 (45%) |
| Practice type, community health center | 982 (32%) |
SD = standard deviation.